BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 56/2014 Friday 28 March 2014
ANNOUNCEMENT Royal Assent
The City of Edinburgh Council (Leith Links and Surplus Fire Fund) Act 2014 (asp 7) received Royal Assent on 27 March 2014.
The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8) received Royal Assent on 27 March 2014.
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The sections which appear in today’s Business Bulletin are in bold
Section A: Today’s Business - Meetings of Committees - Meeting of the Parliament Section B: Future Meetings of the Parliament Section C: Future Meetings of Committees Section D: Oral Questions - Questions selected for First Minister’s Question Time - Questions selected for response by Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time Section E: Written Questions – new questions for written answer Section F: Motions and Amendments Section G: Bills - New Bills introduced - New amendments to Bills - Members’ Bills proposals Section H: New Documents – new documents laid before the Parliament and committee reports published Section I: Petitions – new public petitions Section J: Progress of Legislation – progress of Bills and subordinate legislation Section K: Corrections to the Official Report
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Business Bulletin: Friday 28 March 2014 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament
Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on
26 March 2014 Tuesday 1 April 2014
2.00 pm Time for Reflection – Reverend Neil Glover, Minister, Flemington-Hallside Parish Church followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scotland, A Good Global Citizen followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business – S4M-09430 Nanette Milne: Self- management of Anticoagulation Therapy (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Friday 21 March 2014)
Wednesday 2 April 2014
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 27 March 2014) followed by Scottish Liberal Democrats Debate: Justice followed by Scottish Liberal Democrats Debate: Health followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
3 followed by Members’ Business – S4M-08737 Mark McDonald: Applauding Autism-friendly Theatre and Cinema (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Friday 10 January 2014)
Thursday 3 April 2014
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions (for text of questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 27 March 2014)
12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm Members’ Business – S4M-09454 Jim Hume: Keep Justice Local (for text of motion see Section F of the Business Bulletin for Tuesday 25 March 2014)
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Stage 1 Debate: Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill (for text of motion S4M-09391 see Section F of the Business Bulletin for the Thursday 20 March 2014) followed by Scottish Government Debate: Developing Skills for Scotland’s Digital Economy followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
Tuesday 22 April 2014
2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Debate followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
4 followed by Members’ Business
Wednesday 23 April 2014
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions Justice and the Law Officers; Rural Affairs and the Environment followed by Scottish Government Debate followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business
Thursday 24 April 2014
11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister’s Questions
12.30 pm Members’ Business
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Debate followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm Decision Time
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Business Bulletin: Friday 28 March 2014 Section C – Future Committee Meetings
This section includes the agendas of the forthcoming committee meetings and outlines proposed future business, which may be subject to change. Committees have the right to take items in private and this will be notified as far in advance as possible.
Many committees include details of their future business on their webpages, which can be accessed at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/index.htm
Health and Sport Committee 1 April 2014 11th Meeting, 2014
The Committee will meet at 9.45 am in Committee Room 1 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Health Inequalities - Access to Services: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Graham Watt, Professor of General Practice, General Practitioners at the Deep End; Dr Pauline Craig, Head of Equality, NHS Health Scotland; Dr Andrew Buist, Deputy Chair of the BMA’s Scottish GP Committee, British Medical Association (Scotland); John Budd, GP Edinburgh Access Practice Coordinator, Lothian Deprivation Interest Group; Lorna Kelly, Head of Policy, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board, Greater Glasgow and Clyde Primary Care Deprivation Group. 3. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.
Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 29 April, the Committee expects to consider oral evidence on the Scottish Government Action Plan for Pharmaceutical Care. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
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Education and Culture Committee 1 April 2014 10th Meeting, 2014
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 6 1. Inquiry on Scotland’s educational and cultural future: The Committee will take evidence from— Jackie Brock, Chief Executive, Children in Scotland; Carol Ball, Education Convener, Glasgow City UNISON, UNISON Scotland; Clare Simpson, Project Manager, Parenting Across Scotland; Emily Thomson, Co-Director, Women in Scotland’s Economy (WiSE) Glasgow Caledonian University; and then from— Liz Cameron, Chief Executive, Scottish Chambers of Commerce; Iain McCaskey, Head of Apprenticeship Systems UK, Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards; Maggie Morrison; Jim Murphy, Operations Director, learndirect, representing Scottish Training Federation. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Coatbridge College (Transfer and Closure) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/52); Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/69). 3. Historic Environment Scotland Bill (in private): The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.
Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 22 April, the Committee will take evidence on its Scotland’s Educational and Cultural Future inquiry.
For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
Justice Committee 1 April 2014 11th Meeting, 2014
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 2 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
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Jonathan Mitchell QC; Tony Kelly, Chair, Justice Scotland; Roddy Gibb, Scottish Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association; Lloyd Austin, Convener, Governance Forum, Scottish Environment Link; and then from— Eric McQueen, Chief Executive, Scottish Court Service; Lindsay Montgomery, Chief Executive, Scottish Legal Aid Board; Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen, Member, Roddy Flinn, Secretary, and Ondine Tennant, Deputy Secretary, Scottish Civil Justice Council. 3. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.
Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 22 April, the Committee expects to continue taking evidence on the Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
Public Petitions Committee 1 April 2014 7th Meeting, 2014
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 5 1. Consideration of new petitions: The Committee will consider— PE1506 by Alison C Tait, on behalf of the Robert Burns World Federation Ltd, on renaming Glasgow Prestwick Airport to "Robert Burns International Airport" and take evidence from— Alison C Tait, Chief Executive, Jane Brown, President, and Jim Thomson, Senior Vice President, Robert Burns World Federation Ltd; and will then consider— PE1509 by Lee Wright on Aberdeen to Inverness rail travel improvement.
2. Consideration of current petitions: The Committee will consider— PE1446 by Dr Liza Morton, on behalf of Scottish adult congenital heart patients, on Scottish standards for the care of adult congenital heart patients; PE1480 by Amanda Kopel, on behalf of the Frank Kopel Alzheimer’s Awareness Campaign, on Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness; PE1482 by John Womersley on isolation in single room hospitals; PE1497 by Ellie Harrison, on behalf of Say No to Tesco, on supermarket expansion on local high streets; PE1500 by Stuart Housden OBE, on behalf of RSPB Scotland, on the golden eagle as the national bird of Scotland.
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Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 22 April, the Committee expects to consider petitions on a Sunshine Act for Scotland and a review of A9 speed camera proposals.
For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
Welfare Reform Committee 1 April 2014 6th Meeting, 2014
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 4 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private. 2. Benefit sanctions: The Committee will take evidence, in round-table format, from— Mark Ballard, Head of Policy, Barnardo’s Scotland; Beth Reid, Policy Officer, Citizens Advice Scotland; Bill Scott, Director of Policy, Inclusion Scotland; Dr Jim McCormick, Scotland Adviser, Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Marion Davis, Policy & Research Advisor, One Parent Families Scotland; John Downie, Director of Public Affairs, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations; David Ogilvie, Policy Manager, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations; Peter Kelly, Director, The Poverty Alliance; Dr David Webster, Honorary Senior Research Fellow - Urban Studies, University of Glasgow. 3. Benefit Sanctions: The Committee will consider evidence it received on benefit sanctions at its round-table discussion.
Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 29 April, the Committee expects to take oral evidence in round-table format on food banks and expects to take oral evidence from a DWP official on benefit sanctions. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
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Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 1 April 2014 12th Meeting, 2014
The Committee will meet at 11.30 am in Committee Room 3 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Valuation and Rating (Exempted Classes) (Scotland) Order 2014 [draft]. 3. Food (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 4. Housing (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Scottish Government’s response to its Stage 1 report. 5. Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider further the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1.
Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 22 April, the Committee expects to consider subordinate legislation. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
Public Audit Committee 2 April 2014 7th Meeting, 2014
The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Section 23 report - Reshaping care for older people: The Committee will take evidence on the Auditor General for Scotland and Accounts Commission report entitled "Reshaping care for older people" from— Annie Gunner Logan, Director, Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland; Ranald Mair, Chief Executive, Scottish Care; David Williams, Executive Director of Social Work, Glasgow City Council; Catriona Renfrew, Director Corporate Planning and Policy, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; John Walker, Executive Director (Housing & Community Care), Perth & Kinross Council; Bill Nicoll, General Manager, Perth & Kinross CHP, NHS Tayside. 3. Major Capital Projects: The Committee will consider the Scottish Government’s March 2014 Major Capital Projects progress update.
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4. Consideration of approach - Reshaping care for older people: The Committee will consider the evidence received at agenda item 2 and take evidence from— Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland; Angela Canning, Assistant Director, and Claire Sweeney, Senior Manager, Audit Scotland.
Proposed future business At its next meeting it is expected that the Committee will take evidence on reports recently published by the Auditor General for Scotland.
For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, whose details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
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Business Bulletin: Friday 28 March 2014 Section E – Written questions lodged on 27 March 2014
Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Government in order to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament.
Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".
S4W-20380 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) plans or (b) has had recent discussions with the UK Government about future NHS pay bargaining processes.
S4W-20381 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects the NHS pay review body to continue its role in pay bargaining and in setting pay.
S4W-20382 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on (a) abolishing and (b) replacing the NHS pay review body.
S4W-20383 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government whether it would introduce pay bargaining bodies and mechanisms for (a) health and (b) social care workers in an independent Scotland.
S4W-20384 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government whether it would set up an organisation similar to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration in an independent Scotland.
S4W-20385 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that organisations established to help develop its integration in health and social care programme are advised of human resources issues.
S4W-20386 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing has had with NHS 24 senior management since 1 March 2013.
S4W-20387 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what targets are set to measure the performance of NHS 24 and whether they are being met.
S4W-20388 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what the NHS 24 staff complement has been in each year since 2007, broken down by profession.
S4W-20389 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what average number of overtime hours NHS 24 staff have worked in each year since 2007.
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S4W-20390 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government how many working hours have been lost to absence at NHS 24 in each year since 2007, broken down by reason.
S4W-20391 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what average time per call NHS 24 staff spend on calls with patients.
S4W-20392 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government how many patient safety incidents NHS 24 has reported in each year since 2007.
S4W-20393 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government how much and what type of ongoing training staff at NHS 24 are expected to undertake.
S4W-20394 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints patients have made regarding NHS 24 service provision in each year since 2007.
S4W-20395 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints frontline NHS 24 staff have made against management in each year since 2007.
S4W-20396 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS 24 has spent on IT systems in each year since 2007.
S4W-20397 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS 24 has shelved any new IT systems since 2007 and, if so, how much it had spent on their development.
S4W-20398 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government what average number of hours NHS 24 staff work per day and how many breaks they are entitled to.
S4W-20406 Neil Findlay: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent recommendation by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, what plans it has to vaccinate all (a) babies, (b) infants and (c) children with the Bexsero vaccine, and what steps it has already taken to implement such a programme.
S4W-20410 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-20069 by Kenny MacAskill on 21 March 2014, how many regionally deployed police officers in North Region are based in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire and Moray.
S4W-20412 Lewis Macdonald: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-20069 by Kenny MacAskill on 21 March 2014, how many nationally deployed police officers are based in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire and Moray.
S4W-20414 Willie Rennie: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-20229 by Michael Russell on 25 March 2014, for what reason the updated project pipeline was not published alongside the updated programme pipeline and progress report documents.
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S4W-20415 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government how many people there are in each police control room broken down by (a) police officers and (b) civilian staff.
S4W-20416 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many of Police Scotland’s civilian workforce are members of trade unions, broken down by trade union.
S4W-20417 Mary Fee: To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans are in place should Police Scotland civilian staff vote to go on strike.
S4W-20418 John Scott: To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS boards provide family-based therapy for the treatment of eating disorders and what plans it has to boost this provision.
S4W-20419 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government how many ministerial car journeys have been to Yes Scotland meetings, broken down by (a) minister, (b) distance and (c) cost of journey.
S4W-20420 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government how many dog wardens there have been in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
S4W-20421 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government how much the police have spent on kennelling dogs in each year since 1999.
S4W-20426 Jayne Baxter: To ask the Scottish Government how much money will be made available to each local authority in 2014-15 to place people with drug or alcohol problems in residential rehabilitation.
S4W-20427 Jayne Baxter: To ask the Scottish Government who will administer the money that will be made available to each local authority in 2014-15 to place people with drug or alcohol problems in residential rehabilitation.
S4W-20428 Jayne Baxter: To ask the Scottish Government how much oversight the alcohol and drug partnerships have over the money used to place people with drug or alcohol problems in residential rehabilitation.
S4W-20429 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of private tutors and what was discussed.
S4W-20430 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects on the (a) prevalence and (b) uptake of private tutors.
S4W-20431 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government whether it, or any of its agencies, encourages the use of private tutors in the school education system.
S4W-20432 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with representatives of (a) Kip McGrath, (b) Explore Learning, (c) Home Tuition Scotland, (d) Super Tutors Scotland and (e) First Tutors since May 2011, and what was discussed on each occasion.
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S4W-20433 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the use of private tutors reinforces educational inequalities.
S4W-20434 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the reasons are for the reported rapid increase in the use of private tutors for schoolchildren.
S4W-20435 Kezia Dugdale: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the statement in the Holyrood Magazine of 19 March 2014 that ―hundreds more parents, concerned about the troubled implementation of new qualifications in Scotland, have turned to private tuition for their children at a cost of thousands of pounds per child‖.
S4W-20436 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-19958 by Alex Neil on 12 March 2014, how much each NHS board (a) has been allocated in each of the last five years and (b) is expected to be allocated in 2014-15; how this compares with how much would have been allocated using the formula, and what each board’s expected total surplus or deficit against the formula is for the period 2009-10 to 2014-15.
S4W-20442 Patricia Ferguson: To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce the Single Use Carrier Bags Charge (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and on what date it expects the regulations to effect.
S4W-20444 Mike MacKenzie: To ask the Scottish Government how long on average each local authority in the Highlands and Islands region has taken to process a building warrant application in each of the last five years; how many applications each has processed; how many have taken over (a) one and (b) two months to process, and how these figures compare with the Scottish average.
S4W-20447 Mike MacKenzie: To ask the Scottish Government how long on average each local authority in the Highlands and Islands region has taken to process a building warrant completion certificate application in each of the last five years; how many applications each has processed; how many have taken over (a) one and (b) two months to process, and how these figures compare with the Scottish average.
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Business Bulletin: Friday 28 March 2014 Section F – Motions and Amendments
Motions and amendments are normally printed the day after they are lodged. If an amendment is lodged to a motion then the original motion will appear alongside the amendment, along with any support lodged that day, in this section.
Each Monday, this section also contains all motions and amendments lodged the previous week that are still live and any motions and amendments that have been lodged for debate in the coming week. A motion or amendment is live if it has not been debated, withdrawn or otherwise deleted from the list.
Where a motion or amendment has been withdrawn, it is indicated in this section the day after it has been withdrawn. Support for motions and amendments received after they are lodged is shown at the end of this section the day after such support is received.
Motions and amendments can be published with various symbols:
Asterisks before the motion or amendment number indicate a motion or amendment published for the first time;
Asterisks also identify alterations to the text of a motion or amendment made since it was first published;
A hash symbol identifies motions eligible for debate at Members’ Business;
A diamond symbol identifies motions lodged for Members’ Business that have not yet attracted the required cross-party support;
An "R", identifies motions or amendments in which the Member who lodged it has a registrable interest.
The Parliamentary Bureau periodically deletes motions or amendments not scheduled for debate and which are over six weeks old.
A search facility is also available on the Scottish Parliament web site at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
Any questions in relation to this section should be directed to the Chamber Desk, for which contact details are provided at the end of the Bulletin.
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New and altered motions and amendments
*S4M-09534 Cara Hilton: Dunfermline Students Recognised in Money for Life Challenge—That the Parliament congratulates a group of three young students from Fife College in Dunfermline on being recognised by the judges in the first round of the Bank of Scotland’s Money for Life Challenge, a competition designed to inspire better money management; acknowledges that, since being one of 300 winners in the UK to receive a small grant last year the students have put their money saving project, The No 1 Fife Savers, into action by hosting workshops that help young people understand the importance of being able to manage their money and avoid getting into debt; is proud of their efforts in helping others, and wishes them the very best of luck in the Scotland final, which takes place at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh at 12.30pm on 3 April 2014, where they could win £1,500 for a charity of their choice.
Supported by: Liz Smith*
*S4M-09533 Hanzala Malik: 2014 Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival—That the Parliament welcomes the 2014 Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival taking place from 4 to 12 April 2014 at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library; understands that this will be the ninth Aye Write! and that the festival has seen an exciting range of writers and speakers come to the city as well as an inspiring programme of creative writing workshops and community events for 2014; salutes the hard work from Glasgow Libraries and Glasgow Life, which organise the event, which is funded by Glasgow City Council and Creative Scotland; considers that this is becoming a global event that brings together the best undiscovered local talent with established writers from Glasgow and around the world; recognises that this year will include a strand of Commonwealth events as part of Culture 2014, an acknowledgment of the 200th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley and a special event to celebrate Nelson Mandela in which those who knew Mandela offer their recollections about the man and the crusade for his release, and notes that this year the festival is introducing a Wee Write!, which it understands will be Scotland’s first book festival for children and young people.
*S4M-09532 Hanzala Malik: Glasgow Waitrose Grow and Sell Project for Schoolchildren—That the Parliament congratulates Waitrose, in Byres Road in Glasgow, on its second annual Grow and Sell project, which aims to teach schoolchildren about where food comes from by inviting them to try their hand at growing their own produce and sell it in the store to Waitrose customers; understands that the project has kits that are specifically designed for school vegetable patches and includes equipment and step-by-step instructions for the children to learn responsibility and planning; believes that this project is important, not only because it teaches children about where produce and food comes from, but also about how it can be affected by the weather and the seasons and gives them the chance to try their hand at business by marketing and selling their product; wishes Waitrose and the students who participate luck with their growing, and hopes that the weather cooperates with their hard work.
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*S4M-09531 Jackie Baillie: Congratulating Laura Gallacher, Caitlin Daly and Caitlin Fairley, Winners of West Dunbartonshire Youth Alliance Awards 2014— That the Parliament congratulates Laura Gallacher, Caitlin Daly and Caitlin Fairley on their success in the West Dunbartonshire Youth Alliance Awards 2014; notes that the awards serve to recognise the efforts of people aged 12 to 25 years who have given freely of their own time to help others and the local community; notes that Laura Gallacher from Alexandria received the Sport Award for her role in helping secure funding worth £30,000 to lead on various projects for West Dunbartonshire Sports Youth Group; understands that Caitlin Daly from Haldane was recognised in the Peer Educator category for her commitment to running a local youth group and delivering a workshop on knife crime and internet safety; further notes that Caitlin Fairley from Renton is a member of the Young Carers Service at the Y Sort It youth project and received a Young Carer Award for her involvement in all aspects of the service; commends all three for what it considers their commitment to serving the local community, and sends them best wishes for the future.
Supported by: Bob Doris*, Stuart McMillan*, Jim Hume*
*S4M-09530 Richard Simpson: The Serious Challenge of Childhood Obesity— That the Parliament notes what it sees as the serious challenge facing Scotland of childhood obesity; believes that a combination of lack of physical activity and poor nutrition makes a significant contribution toward this; welcomes the progress made in developing sporting links in communities and in meeting targets for physical education (PE) in schools, but considers that local authorities face a challenge in funding PE; notes what it sees as the steps that were taken by the last Labour-led Scottish administration in removing sugared drinks from schools and in promoting the consumption of water; believes that curtailing the sale of energy drinks to children under 16, as proposed by the campaign, Responsible Retail of Energy Drinks, could make a positive contribution, and hopes that major sales outlets will consider taking steps to reduce the sales of such drinks to children.
*S4M-09529 David Stewart: Scottish Natural Beauty—That the Parliament welcomes the VisitScotland Islands Visitor Survey 2012–2013, which was published on 11 February 2014; notes the finding that the main influence on visitor decision to visit Shetland and the Outer Hebrides, and the second most important influence in visiting Orkney, was an interest in the scenery and landscape; observes that the Public Perceptions of Wildness in Scotland survey of 1,872 people carried out by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the two national parks, showed that 86% of the main sample felt that action was necessary to preserve wild land in Scotland and that all groups highlighted energy infrastructure and built-up areas as the most significant adverse impacts; considers that 73% of respondents to the most recent wild land consultation by SNH were supportive of their wild land mapping, and asks the Scottish Government to ensure that Scotland’s best wild land and natural landscape areas are protected in planning as a national asset.
Supported by: Jackie Baillie*
*S4M-09528 David Torrance: Congratulating Fife Community Justice Organisation, Sacro—That the Parliament congratulates the Fife community justice organisation, Sacro, on what it considers its outstanding provision of community
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service in Scotland; understands that the organisation, which has many branches across Scotland, aims to support citizens in relation to community justice issues by offering advice on conflict resolution and helping prisoners after their release; considers that the organisation’s regional office for Fife, located in Kirkcaldy, stands as a noteworthy example of the positive impact that Sacro can have on a community; believes that the Kirkcaldy branch provides several vital services, including programmes for adolescent offenders that assist them in understanding the consequences of their behaviour, eventually providing them with the tools to become productive members of society; welcomes what it understands is the particular success of the Kirkcaldy office in helping female ex-offenders become productive members of the community through its Shine programme; believes that the Kirkcaldy branch has provided an especially invaluable public service to the community, and wishes all involved in Sacro the best of luck in continuing their successful community work.
Supported by: Joan McAlpine*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Bill Kidd*, Roderick Campbell*, Maureen Watt*
*S4M-09527 Claire Baker: Congratulations to Kirkcaldy High School on its First Radio Show—That the Parliament warmly congratulates Kirkcaldy High School’s pupils on the school’s first radio production, Schools Out, which was broadcast on the community radio station, K107FM; notes that the S6 pupil, Emma Duncan, produced and presented the show along with fellow students, Gabrielle Ward, Rachel McIntyre, Kyle Pitcaithly and Dylan Champion and that they were assisted by the station’s co-founder and presenter, Colin Johnstone; praises what it believes was the wide range of topics covered by the show, including music and film reviews and a debate asking if food manufacturers include too much sugar and salt in food, and wishes the pupils every success for the weekly show, which is broadcast every Saturday at 10.00am.
Supported by: Hanzala Malik*, Patricia Ferguson*, Liz Smith*, Jim Hume*, Elaine Murray*, David Torrance*, David Stewart*, Jackie Baillie*, Cara Hilton*, Annabelle Ewing*, Jayne Baxter*, Mike MacKenzie*, Graeme Dey*
*S4M-09526 Roderick Campbell: Congratulations to the Cast of the Tree and the Abbey—That the Parliament congratulates the 20-strong cast of The Tree and the Abbey on winning the Most Creative Community category at The National Autistic Society’s Professional Awards 2014 in recognition of the performance of the play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; believes that this is the first time that a play has been performed at the Fringe in which the majority of the cast have autism; understands that it was written by the autism practitioner, Scott Daly, and tells the social history of Fife as narrated by a tree that stands in the grounds of Dunfermline Abbey, and wishes the cast the very best of luck for future.
Supported by: David Torrance*, Liz Smith*, Joan McAlpine*, Jackie Baillie*, Bill Kidd*, Jayne Baxter*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Dennis Robertson*
*S4M-09525♦ Graeme Pearson: Justice for Survivors of Historic Institutional Child Abuse—That the Parliament acknowledges the continuing efforts of survivors
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of historic institutional child abuse, including those in South Scotland, to access justice; recognises that many survivors continue to suffer from the legacy of the abuse that they experienced; believes that, while some steps have been taken to address historic child abuse, much more needs to be done; notes the deliberations of the Public Petitions Committee in its consideration of Petition PE1351, Time for all to be heard, since it was lodged in August 2010; welcomes the publication by the Scottish Human Rights Commission of its Action Plan on Justice for Victims of Historic Abuse of Children in Care; notes that the main aims of the action plan are to achieve acknowledgement and accountability for historical institutional child abuse; further notes that a number of options exist for improving accountability, including a full public inquiry, the establishment of a survivors’ support fund and tackling the barrier of the time bar in allowing survivors access to justice, and notes calls for action to improve support for survivors of historic institutional child abuse and allow them access to justice.
*S4M-09524 Richard Simpson: Stirling Council Secures Silver Level Food For Life Catering Mark from the Soil Association—That the Parliament congratulates Stirling Council on becoming the first local authority in Scotland to secure the silver level, Food For Life Catering Mark from the Soil Association for its school meals service; believes that all 51 Stirling Council schools and nurseries now produce meals that are freshly prepared using seasonal ingredients, are better for animal welfare and are free from harmful additives, including trans fats and GM ingredients; notes further that, from 22 April 2014, organic milk will be served in all council primary schools; considers that this could not have been achieved without the hard work and dedication of the Stirling Council team and the support of the Soil Association, and commends the council team for its ongoing work in engaging pupils, teachers and parents, helping to embed Food for Life principles and in transforming food culture in schools and beyond.
Supported by: David Torrance*, Hanzala Malik*, Alison Johnstone*, Jackie Baillie*, David Stewart*, Patricia Ferguson*, Jayne Baxter*, Annabelle Ewing*
*S4M-09523 Richard Simpson: Congratulations to the University of St Andrews IT Department—That the Parliament congratulates the University of St Andrews IT department on becoming what it understands the first university in the UK and the second in the world to be accredited with 3-star Service Desk Certification from the Service Desk Institute (SDI), which evaluates service desk operations against an internationally recognised global standard for best practice; believes that this was awarded following an 18-month auditing programme by SDI in which nine concept areas were measured covering all aspects of IT services including leadership skills, policy and strategy, people management and social responsibility, and understands that the university’s IT service desk logs between 4,000 and 8,000 incidents a month, offering support to 2,000 staff and 8,000 students
Supported by: Liz Smith*, Hanzala Malik*, Jackie Baillie*, David Stewart*, Cara Hilton*, Patricia Ferguson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Dennis Robertson*, Stuart McMillan*
*S4M-09522 Tavish Scott: Shetland Schools Music Festival 2014—That the Parliament commends what it considers the success of the Shetland Schools Music
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Festival 2014; understands that the festival provides an annual showcase of the skills and talents of Shetland’s young musicians; acknowledges that this year’s event marked the 70th year of the festival; understands that there were 34 different classes of music making in the programme, with over 200 entries involving over 1,400 young people, teachers and music instructors; considers that the prestigious Senior and Junior "Young Musician of the Year" awards are an integral part of the festival; congratulates Mike Laurenson of Dunrossness Primary School on being named Shetland’s Junior Young Musician of the Year 2014 for his accordion playing; further congratulates Sophie Wishart of Anderson High School on being named Shetland’s Senior Young Musician of the Year 2014 for her piano and cello playing, and recognises that the festival culminated in a gala performance showcasing a variety of talents chosen from the best performances across the week.
Supported by: Anne McTaggart*, Patricia Ferguson*, John Finnie*, Bill Kidd*, Jamie McGrigor*, John Wilson*, Jackie Baillie*, David Torrance*, Liz Smith*, Nanette Milne*, Jayne Baxter*, Margaret McCulloch*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Richard Lyle*, Mary Scanlon*, Kenneth Gibson*, Liam McArthur*
*S4M-09520 Mike MacKenzie: Dunoon Burgh Hall Secures Future—That the Parliament welcomes the announcement that Dunoon Burgh Hall is to be awarded £575,000 as a stage 2 grant for building capital works from the Heritage Lottery Fund; understands that this award follows a stage 1 grant of £15,000 in January 2014 from Creative Scotland, which, it is hoped, will result in a stage 2 grant of £465,000 from Creative Scotland this summer; notes that additional recent grants also include £160,000 from Historic Scotland; commends the John McAslan Family Trust pledge of a further £250,000 to match grant funding; understands that this will enable the Burgh Hall project to complete restoration within18 months and secure the long-term future of the Burgh Hall; praises the dedication of the Burgh Hall team in pushing forward with the reconfiguration, which will provide the community of Dunoon with what it considers an important cultural venue for many years to come, and hopes that this example of community spirit will be an inspiration to all.
Supported by: Stuart McMillan*, Chic Brodie*, Jamie McGrigor*, Joan McAlpine*, Colin Keir*, Adam Ingram*, Richard Lyle*, Rob Gibson*, Dennis Robertson*, Bill Kidd*, David Torrance*, Roderick Campbell*, Gil Paterson*, Graeme Dey*, David Stewart*, John Finnie*, Annabelle Ewing*
*S4M-09519 Richard Simpson: Congratulations to the University of Stirling’s Men’s Football Team, British Champions—That the Parliament congratulates the University of Stirling’s men’s football team on being crowned British champions after winning the Mars British Universities and Colleges Sport Championship Trophy in Surrey on 26 March 2014; understands that this is the first time a Scottish university has won the championship and that 2013-14 has been the most successful year in the team’s history; notes that the team consists of Ryan Marshall, Calum Burns, Jack Nixon, Jack Sutherland, Matthew Sheridan, Khan Williams-Mitchell, George Leigh, Kyle Pitillo Faulds, Tomos Jones, Paul Sludden, Owen Donaghue, Chris McKee, Blair McWhirter, Ben Cuff, Tim Hughes, Edward Tierney, Oli Monguel, Jack May, Rob Pearson, James Drummond, Elliot Sutcliffe and Liam Corr and is coached by Eddie May, Mark Spalding and Jimmy Bone, and wishes the players continued success, including in the final of the Scottish Queens Park Shield.
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Supported by: Hanzala Malik*, David Torrance*, Annabelle Ewing*, Jackie Baillie*, Stuart McMillan*, Liz Smith*, Patricia Ferguson*, Murdo Fraser*, Anne McTaggart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*, Gil Paterson*, David Stewart*
*S4M-09518# Alison Johnstone: Fan Ownership of Football Clubs—That the Parliament believes that football clubs are at the core of their communities across Scotland; supports ownership of football clubs by fans’ trusts, which, it believes, can deliver more responsible and representative long-term stewardship for their clubs; welcomes the efforts of individual supporters’ trusts, Scottish Fans and Supporters Direct Scotland to give fans a stronger say in how football clubs across Scotland are run; notes that four clubs playing in the SPFL are already owned by their fans and wishes the Edinburgh-based Foundation of Hearts well with its work to add its club to that list, and believes that widespread fan ownership of football clubs could be a sustainable and stable basis for the future of Scottish football.
Supported by: Patricia Ferguson*, Jean Urquhart*, John Finnie*, Colin Keir*, Anne McTaggart*, John Mason*, Elaine Murray*, Patrick Harvie*, David Torrance*, John Wilson*, Bill Kidd*, Gil Paterson*, Graeme Dey*, Jackie Baillie*, Chic Brodie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Richard Lyle*, David Stewart*, Dennis Robertson*
*S4M-09517 David Torrance: Kirkcaldy Girl Raises over £2,000 for Cancer Patients—That the Parliament congratulates Kara Wilson, a 12-year-old Kirkcaldy girl, who raised over £2,000 to help make wigs for children who have experienced hair loss as a result of cancer treatment; understands that Kara, who had all 22 inches of her hair cut off to raise the money, raised almost £1,700 online through her Just Giving webpage and has at least another £4,000 coming in from various sponsors; recognises that the charity that Kara donated to, Little Princess Trust, has recently nominated her for a Young Scot Award; believes that Kara’s selflessness in helping people with cancer is an inspiring example of generosity and kindness to be followed across the country, and wishes her continued success in all future endeavours.
Supported by: Graeme Dey*, Anne McTaggart*, Hanzala Malik*, Stuart McMillan*, Stewart Stevenson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Joan McAlpine*, Chic Brodie*, Liz Smith*, Nanette Milne*, Rob Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Elaine Murray*, Aileen McLeod*, Dennis Robertson*, Colin Keir*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*, Adam Ingram*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*
*S4M-09516 David Torrance: Congratulating the Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre—That the Parliament congratulates the Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre on attracting a growing number of customers; understands that the facility reopened in September 2013 after the old swimming pool was replaced by a new sports and leisure centre worth £15 million and now includes a 25 metre six-lane swimming pool, a training pool, a 70- station gym and a multi-use sports hall; considers that the previous Fife Council administration played a crucial role in providing the funding for the project; understands that, since the refurbishments, 25,456 visitors have used the leisure centre, representing a 70% increase compared to last year; welcomes this development as it considers it reflects the positive impact of the facility on local citizens, encouraging people to be more active and contributing to a healthier
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lifestyle, and wishes the management and staff of the leisure centre the best of luck in continuing its successful path.
Supported by: Annabelle Ewing*, Joan McAlpine*, Chic Brodie*, Liz Smith*, Rob Gibson*, Bill Kidd*, Dennis Robertson*, Colin Keir*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*, Adam Ingram*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*
*S4M-09515 Bruce Crawford: 2014 Strathyre Music Festival—That the Parliament welcomes the 2014 Strathyre Music Festival taking place on 24-25 May and hosted by the local Balvaig Music Group; understands that this small community of 200 residents hosts what is widely considered the largest community-based festival in Scotland for 2014 and enjoys the beautiful natural amphitheatre backdrop of Ben Ledi, Ben Sheann and the two Murnos, Stuc A Croin and Ben Vorlich, which makes it the ideal place to hold such a festival; congratulates the award of £10,000 of Celebrate lottery funding toward its budget, with the rest consisting of local sponsorship and fundraising efforts; salutes the hard work from Balvaig Music Group, the musicians and all the others who have made what it considers this impressive gathering possible; understands that the music festival is restoring Strathyre, the first village in the Scottish Highlands, to its position as a popular local tourist stop and is an essential contribution to the local economy, which relies on tourism; considers that the communities of Strathyre, Balquihidder and Lochearnhead contain a wealth of local talent, with many participating in the festival; understands that 250 musicians will take part in the festival, including 53 solo artists, bands and choir members; further notes other events in the festival, such as the Festival Market, which has local crafts, food and produce, music workshops, busking, face-painting, juggling and other attractions, and welcomes all to attend the opening ceremony at 11.30 on 24 May and to enjoy the music and other festivities.
Supported by: John Wilson*, Stuart McMillan*, Stewart Stevenson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Angus MacDonald*, Joan McAlpine*, Anne McTaggart*, Liz Smith*, Rob Gibson*, John Lamont*, Bill Kidd*, David Torrance*, Aileen McLeod*, Dennis Robertson*, Colin Keir*, Mike MacKenzie*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*, Murdo Fraser*, Adam Ingram*, Jackie Baillie*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*
*S4M-09514 Clare Adamson: Family Safety Week—That the Parliament recognises what it considers the successful launch of the first Family Safety Week by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA); welcomes a series of events across Scotland and the UK to raise awareness of safety issues and seeking to save lives and reduce injuries in the home, on the roads, during leisure, at work and in schools and colleges, and commends the work of RoSPA in Scotland for its commitment to accident prevention activities.
Supported by: Bill Kidd*, John Wilson*, David Torrance*, Roderick Campbell*, Gil Paterson*, Aileen McLeod*, Joan McAlpine*, Hanzala Malik*, Stewart Stevenson*, Jackie Baillie*, Annabelle Ewing*, Stuart McMillan*, Kevin Stewart*, Richard Lyle*, Rob Gibson*, John Finnie*, Jayne Baxter*, Margaret McCulloch*, Adam Ingram*, Mike MacKenzie*, Christina McKelvie*, Dennis Robertson*
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*S4M-09513 Christina McKelvie: Machan Trust Funding Boost—That the Parliament welcomes news that the Machan Trust, which is based in Larkhall, has received £10,000 in funding from the Communities and Families Fund for its Young Breakfast Clubs project; notes that the fund runs until June 2015, with £4.5 million of funding from the Scottish Government and £1.5 million from the Big Lottery Fund; understands that the fund is focused on improving early learning and health and wellbeing for children under eight years of age by supporting them, their families and communities; further understands that it will deliver young breakfast clubs for three local primary schools for three mornings a week and provide additional support for those aged eight and younger, in P1-3, between finishing their breakfast and school starting; welcomes this ongoing support for positive community ventures such as this, and congratulates the Machan Trust on its operations.
Supported by: Joan McAlpine*, David Torrance*, John Wilson*, Stewart Stevenson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Kenneth Gibson*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Bill Kidd*, Aileen McLeod*, Colin Keir*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*
*S4M-09512 Patricia Ferguson: Royal and Ancient Golf Club to Hold Vote on Allowing Female Members—That the Parliament welcomes the news that the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) has written to its 2,500 members asking them to vote in favour of women joining the club in a vote that will take place in September 2014; notes that this is the first time that a vote on this issue has been called by the club; encourages the members of the R&A to vote in favour of the change, and hopes that other clubs that continue to operate a discriminatory membership system will follow this example.
Supported by: Hanzala Malik*, Iain Gray*, Neil Bibby*, Jackie Baillie*, Elaine Murray*, Neil Findlay*, Jenny Marra*, Graeme Dey*, Jim Hume*, David Torrance*, Gil Paterson*, Cara Hilton*, Alison Johnstone*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*, Graeme Pearson*, John Mason*, Stewart Maxwell*, David Stewart*, Margaret McCulloch*, John Finnie*
*S4M-09511 Anne McTaggart: US Airways Celebrates 10 Years of Flying from Glasgow—That the Parliament welcomes the announcement by Glasgow Airport that US Airways has added an additional 19 flights to its route between Glasgow and Philadelphia; understands that 2014 sees the airline celebrating 10 years of its popular transatlantic services from the city; believes that the USA is the largest international market for Glasgow and that, with 85,000 visits from that country every year, the city’s economy is boosted by £40 million, and considers this to be a positive and welcome step that demonstrates the airline’s commitment to Glasgow in what it considers is sure to be a landmark year for the city.
Supported by: Angus MacDonald*, Kenneth Gibson*, Jackson Carlaw*, Hanzala Malik*, David Torrance*, Mike MacKenzie*, Annabelle Ewing*, John Mason*, Stuart McMillan*, Bill Kidd*, Elaine Murray*, Jackie Baillie*, Colin Keir*, Neil Findlay*, Colin Beattie*, Dennis Robertson*, Richard Lyle*, David Stewart*
*S4M-09510 Stewart Stevenson: Congratulations to Berry Scrumptious of Rosehearty—That the Parliament congratulates the Rosehearty company, Berry
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Scrumptious, on winning two prizes at the Grampian Food Forum Innovation Awards 2014; notes what it sees as the diversity of its produce, with its Summerhouse Drinks range winning the Best New Retail Product for businesses with up to 25 people and its Gourmet Berry Fudge being named the Most Successful Product from the 2013 Awards; welcomes the firm’s desire to use fresh berries from its own farm, and believes that the the Grampian Food Forum Innovation Awards provide an excellent showcase of the larder of the north-east.
Supported by: Angus MacDonald*, John Wilson*, Kenneth Gibson*, Nanette Milne*, Joan McAlpine*, David Torrance*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Margaret McCulloch*, Graeme Dey*, Anne McTaggart*, Annabelle Ewing*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stuart McMillan*, Mary Scanlon*, Bill Kidd*, Colin Keir*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*
*S4M-09509 Roderick Campbell: Royal and Ancient Golf Club Recommends Admission of Women Members—That the Parliament welcomes the news that the Royal and Ancient Golf Club (R&A) has written to its 2,500-strong male membership urging that women be allowed to join them; understands that a ballot will be held in September 2014; further understands that the club’s committees are strongly in favour of the rule change and are asking members to vote for it, and hopes that what it considers the right decision will be made and that women will be members of the R&A before the year ends.
Supported by: Tavish Scott*, Chic Brodie*, John Mason*, Jenny Marra*, Joan McAlpine*, Patricia Ferguson*, Christian Allard*, Christina McKelvie*, Graeme Dey*, Annabelle Ewing*, Stuart McMillan*, Angus MacDonald*, Jackson Carlaw*, David Torrance*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Mike MacKenzie*, Liz Smith*, Bill Kidd*, Elaine Murray*, Colin Keir*, Alison Johnstone*, Neil Findlay*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*, Stewart Maxwell*, Richard Lyle*, John Pentland*, John Finnie*
*S4M-09508 Maureen Watt: Opening of New Torry Police Station—That the Parliament welcomes the opening of Torry Police Station by the Chief Constable, Sir Stephen House, which replaces the former ―Torry Box‖; recognises what it sees as the diligent service that has been provided by the police in Torry; understands that recent crime statistics identify the number of recorded crimes as having decreased by 13% between 2011-12 and 2012-13, the lowest level for 39 years, and that violent crime continues to decrease, falling by 25% since 2008-09; considers that people feel safer in their communities as the risk of being a victim of crime continues to decline; applauds the Scottish Government’s commitment to keep an additional 1,000 police officers on the streets, and believes that the people of Torry will benefit immensely from the opening of the new station.
Supported by: Colin Beattie*, Graeme Dey*, Colin Keir*, Joan McAlpine*, Annabelle Ewing*, Dennis Robertson*, David Torrance*, Chic Brodie*, Gil Paterson*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Mike MacKenzie*, Roderick Campbell*, Stewart Stevenson*, Richard Lyle*, Bill Kidd*, Stuart McMillan*
*S4M-09507 Angus MacDonald: Bo’ness Benefits From a £150,000 Environmental and Heritage Award— That the Parliament welcomes the £150,000
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that has been awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund toward environmental projects along the Inner Forth area of the Falkirk East constituency; understands that these will be run under the name, the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative (IFLI), which will be a partnership between RSPB Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, Falkirk Council, Stirling Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Central Scotland Forest Trust, Sustrans, Historic Scotland and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; believes that the IFLI will help enhance the landscape and environment and provide a better experience for visitors; acknowledges that five of the projects are based in the Bo’ness area and that these are a project in which volunteers at Kinneil Church will record important historical information, the building of a circular walk between the Kinneil estate and foreshore path, which will link the tourist attractions, the John Muir Way and the Antonine Wall, developing a 32-hectare wetland site at the Kinneil lagoons to establish a habitat for wintering birds to take refuge, which it believes will be an excellent location for bird-watching, a 100-metre dry-stone wall at the Kinneil estate that will be built by a youth training project to replace an unsightly fence and establishing a four-year programme to improve the Kinneil foreshore woodland and meadow, which aims to develop the largest wildflower meadow in the Falkirk Council area; understands that other projects set to benefit from the award include a woodland project at Bothkennar, in Skinflats near Grangemouth, and work on the Antonine Wall at Polmont woods; notes that the IFLI is expected to start later in 2014, and wishes everyone involved with it every success.
Supported by: Graeme Dey*, Christina McKelvie*, John Wilson*, Stuart McMillan*, Kenneth Gibson*, David Torrance*, Chic Brodie*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Mike MacKenzie*, Margaret McCulloch*, Stewart Stevenson*, Annabelle Ewing*, Bill Kidd*, Colin Keir*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*, Richard Lyle*
*S4M-09506 David Torrance: Kirkcaldy Car Dealership Wins Regional Silver Award—That the Parliament congratulates the Kirkcaldy branch of the car dealer, Peter Vardy Vauxhall, on winning a Regional Silver Award for its effective work with the Motability Car Scheme; understands that the Motability Car Scheme enables disabled people to lease new cars or powered wheelchairs using a government- funded mobility allowance; understands that the honour is part of a larger programme that rewards local Motability dealerships that have provided excellent customer service in their respective regions; further understands that the Kirkcaldy branch’s dedication to providing customers with outstanding service was illuminated by feedback and reviews from disabled customers; recognises that the dealership will now compete in the national annual awards programme; believes that the dealer’s efforts at providing an above and beyond customer experience are a standard to be held nationwide; welcomes the dealer’s commitment to assisting disabled people, and wishes the car dealer the best of luck in the national annual awards as well as in all future endeavours.
Supported by: Liz Smith*, Joan McAlpine*, Murdo Fraser*, Adam Ingram*, Annabelle Ewing*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Margaret McCulloch*, Stuart McMillan*, Bill Kidd*, Colin Keir*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Dennis Robertson*, Richard Lyle*
*S4M-09505 Stuart McMillan: Helensburgh Submarine Museum—That the Parliament believes that the Church of Scotland, which it considers has held an anti-
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nuclear position for many years, will view with concern the sale of the St Columba’s Church in Helensburgh to host a Scottish submarine museum that will tell the story of the Royal Navy Submarine Service; understands that one of its key objectives is also to provide an educational experience for visitors that demonstrates the strategic significance of the submarine service in the context of service, innovation and sacrifice during the two World Wars and the Cold War; considers that the Cold War period was synonymous with the proliferation of the nuclear arms race, which the Church of Scotland has been a longstanding campaigner against; notes what it sees as the ill-advised and disrespectful text in the Argyll and Bute Council paper of 20 March 2014 that was put forward to members of the council, which referred to World War One events this year as "Centenary Celebrations of WW1"; considers that any celebration of war is inappropriate and misguided and believes this statement to be disrespectful to the memory of the many millions of soldiers and civilians who died during the conflict, and considers that the idea of a submarine museum is worthy of consideration, but that it is a task that must be carried out with great care and respect for past events.
Supported by: David Torrance*, Joan McAlpine*, John Mason*, Rob Gibson*, Adam Ingram*, Mike MacKenzie*, Christina McKelvie*, Bill Kidd*, Colin Keir*, Colin Beattie*, Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*, Richard Lyle*
S4M-09502# Rhoda Grant: The Bunchrew Land Declaration—That the Parliament congratulates Community Land Scotland on the publication of the Bunchrew Land Declaration; supports the renewed commitment that it makes to what it considers the just cause of further land reform in Scotland, including in the Highlands and Islands; notes its reference to Scotland having yet to take the decisive action of other European countries to bring about more equitable patterns of land ownership; further notes its call to established land ownership interests to recognise the manifest unfairness of current land ownership patterns in Scotland, and welcomes its reference to more people-centred land governance and the achievement of land justice in Scotland.
Supported by: Jean Urquhart, Anne McTaggart, Neil Findlay, Hanzala Malik, David Stewart, Jackie Baillie, Patricia Ferguson, Iain Gray*, Mike MacKenzie*, Hugh Henry*, Sarah Boyack*, John Finnie*
*S4M-09502.1 Rob Gibson: The Bunchrew Land Declaration—As an amendment to motion S4M-09502 in the name of Rhoda Grant (The Bunchrew Land Declaration), insert at end ―and believes that the unwillingness of successive UK governments to legislate to curb tax avoidance and tax havens would be ended by the return of all tax and land reform powers to the Scottish Parliament to achieve lasting benefits and fair land distribution for Scotland’s families and communities.‖
Supported by: Angus MacDonald*, Kenneth Gibson*, Joan McAlpine*, Christian Allard*, John Mason*, Annabelle Ewing*, Graeme Dey*, Christina McKelvie*, John Wilson*, Stuart McMillan*, David Torrance*, Chic Brodie*, Adam Ingram*, Mike MacKenzie*, Stewart Stevenson*, Bill Kidd*, Colin Keir*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Dennis Robertson*, Gil Paterson*, Stewart Maxwell*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*, John Finnie*
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Motions and amendments which have attracted additional support
S4M-09504 Ardbeg’s Mickey Heads Named Global Icon Distillery Manager of the Year (lodged on 26 March 2014) Dennis Robertson*, Angus MacDonald*, Mary Scanlon*, Hugh Henry*, Roderick Campbell*, David Torrance*, Stuart McMillan*, Anne McTaggart*, Richard Lyle*, Rob Gibson*, Chic Brodie*, Kenneth Gibson*, James Dornan*, Bill Kidd*, Adam Ingram*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*, John Finnie*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09501 West Lothian Wind Bands Blow Hot at the Scottish Concert Band Festival (lodged on 26 March 2014) Sarah Boyack*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09500 Deans Community High Race Ahead in Formula 1 in Schools Challenge (lodged on 26 March 2014) Sarah Boyack*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09498 West Lothian Apprentices Shine at National Awards (lodged on 26 March 2014) Sarah Boyack*, Bob Doris*, Roderick Campbell*
S4M-09497 Firefighters and Falla Hill Primary Strike a Relationship to Help Others Stop Smoking (lodged on 26 March 2014) Margaret McCulloch*, Jim Eadie*, Richard Lyle*, Gil Paterson*, Sarah Boyack*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09496 Living Windows for Cumbernauld Receives Funding Boost (lodged on 26 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Roderick Campbell*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*, Rob Gibson*, Kevin Stewart*, Chic Brodie*, James Dornan*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09495 Congratulations to Calum Richardson of Bay Fish and Chips in Stonhehaven (lodged on 26 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Richard Lyle*, Mike MacKenzie*, Jim Eadie*, James Dornan*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09494 Congratulations to J G Ross and Graeme Ross on Grampian Food Forum Awards (lodged on 26 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*, Margaret McCulloch*, Chic Brodie*, James Dornan*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09493 Guide Dogs Scotland’s Talking Buses Campaign (lodged on 26 March 2014) John Finnie*, Annabelle Ewing*, John Wilson*, Nanette Milne*, Christian Allard*, Jim Hume*, Hanzala Malik*, Mary Scanlon*, Angus MacDonald*, Willie Coffey*, Patricia Ferguson*, Margaret Mitchell*, Liam McArthur*, Kenneth Gibson*, John Mason*, Hugh Henry*, Joan McAlpine*, Roderick Campbell*, Christina McKelvie*, Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*, David Torrance*, Aileen McLeod*, Christine Grahame*, Neil Bibby*, Margaret McCulloch*, Anne McTaggart*, Mike MacKenzie*, Rob Gibson*, Richard Lyle*, Graeme Dey*, James Dornan*, Bill Kidd*, Adam Ingram*, Neil Findlay*, Elaine Murray*, Colin Beattie*, Gil Paterson*, Stuart McMillan*
S4M-09492 2014 Edinburgh International Festival to Mark 20 years of Democracy in South Africa (lodged on 26 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Cara
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Hilton*, Hugh Henry*, David Stewart*, Margaret McCulloch*, John Pentland*, Mary Fee*, Annabelle Ewing*, Jenny Marra*, Liam McArthur*, Tavish Scott*, Kenneth Gibson*, Stuart McMillan*, Hanzala Malik*, David Torrance*, Rob Gibson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Mark Griffin*, Stewart Stevenson*, Iain Gray*, Jackie Baillie*, Elaine Murray*, Colin Keir*, Neil Findlay*, Colin Beattie*, Maureen Watt*, Dennis Robertson*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*, John Finnie*
S4M-09491 Congratulating Home-Start East Fife (lodged on 26 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09490 Congratulating Fife Charities on Funding Awards (lodged on 26 March 2014) Gil Paterson*, Sarah Boyack*
S4M-09489.1 Renfrewshire Council Invests in Renewable Industry Infrastructure (lodged on 26 March 2014) Dennis Robertson*, Colin Keir*, Mike MacKenzie*, Richard Lyle*, Chic Brodie*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09489 Renfrewshire Council Invests in Renewable Industry Infrastructure (lodged on 26 March 2014) Sarah Boyack*
S4M-09488 Strandline, a Beachcomber’s Guide to the Solway Coast (lodged on 26 March 2014) Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09487 New Direction for Caledonia Youth (lodged on 26 March 2014) Sarah Boyack*
S4M-09486 Aberdeen Synchronised Skating Success (lodged on 26 March 2014) Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09485 Bridges and Barriers (lodged on 26 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Willie Coffey*, Colin Keir*, Margaret McCulloch*, Anne McTaggart*, Chic Brodie*, Richard Lyle*, Jayne Baxter*, Jim Eadie*, James Dornan*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09484 Operation Maple (lodged on 26 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09483 BigBangEffect Big Winners (lodged on 26 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09480 Aberdeen’s Psychoactive Substance Awareness Event (lodged on 25 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09479 Take it Right Outside (lodged on 25 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09478 Ashley Cameron, NUS Scotland Student of the Year (lodged on 25 March 2014) Colin Keir*, Annabelle Ewing*, Malcolm Chisholm*, Drew Smith*, Rhoda Grant*, Joan McAlpine*, Jamie McGrigor*, Hugh Henry*, Siobhan McMahon*, Murdo
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Fraser*, Jenny Marra*, Alison Johnstone*, Gil Paterson*, Sarah Boyack*, John Pentland*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09477 30 Successful Years of ANTA (lodged on 25 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09476 Epilepsy Scotland’s Thunderclap Campaign (lodged on 25 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Mary Fee*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09475 Andrew Miller Architectural Joinery, Stirling (lodged on 25 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Dennis Robertson*, Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09474 The Tact Hall Celebrates its 25th Anniversary (lodged on 25 March 2014) Gil Paterson*, Sarah Boyack*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09470 Fife Flyers Ice Hockey Team Secures Play-off Spot (lodged on 25 March 2014) Willie Coffey*, Colin Keir*, Stewart Maxwell*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09466 Congratulations to Aberdeen’s University Winners (lodged on 25 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09465 Working Life to War Life Project (lodged on 25 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09464 Abused Men in Scotland Secure Big Lottery Fund Grant (lodged on 25 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*, Bob Doris*
S4M-09463 New Ardrossan Medical Centre (lodged on 24 March 2014) Willie Coffey*, Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09461 Congratulations to the Hollies Day Centre Committee (lodged on 24 March 2014) Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09460 Congratulations to The Mark Wright Project (lodged on 24 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09459 Congratulations to Changes-East Lothian (lodged on 24 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09458 Congratulations to Loanhead After School Care Club (lodged on 24 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Maureen Watt*, David Torrance*, Colin Keir*, Joan McAlpine*, Annabelle Ewing*, Dennis Robertson*, Chic Brodie*, Gil Paterson*, Mike MacKenzie*, Adam Ingram*, Rob Gibson*, Roderick Campbell*, Richard Lyle*, Bill Kidd*, Stuart McMillan*
S4M-09457 Aberdeen’s Cup Celebration (lodged on 24 March 2014) Willie Coffey*, Christian Allard*, Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*, Nigel Don*
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S4M-09456 International Workers’ Memorial Day, Mourn the Dead and Fight for the Living (lodged on 24 March 2014) Willie Coffey*, Hugh Henry*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09455 Fife College Students’ Association Wins Big at NUS Scotland’s National Awards (lodged on 24 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Nigel Don*
S4M-09454 Keep Justice Local (lodged on 24 March 2014) Mary Fee*
S4M-09453 100 Years of Professional Planning (lodged on 24 March 2014) Hugh Henry*, Gil Paterson*, Nigel Don*
S4M-09452 Our Lady’s High Fundraising Success (lodged on 24 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Gil Paterson*, Nigel Don*
S4M-09451 Congratulations to MS Therapy Centre (lodged on 24 March 2014) Colin Keir*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09450 Divided City (lodged on 24 March 2014) Willie Coffey*, Colin Keir*, Nigel Don*
S4M-09449 The 2014 SCIAF Wee Box, Big Change Appeal (lodged on 24 March 2014) Dennis Robertson*, Michael McMahon*, Maureen Watt*, Gil Paterson*
S4M-09448 Fife Flying into the Play-offs (lodged on 24 March 2014) Stewart Maxwell*
S4M-09445 Congratulating Fife College Students’ Association (lodged on 24 March 2014) Dennis Robertson*, Nigel Don*
S4M-09444 East Kilbride Success at Go4SET Lanarkshire (lodged on 24 March 2014) Stewart Maxwell*
S4M-09443 East Kilbride Caters for All (lodged on 21 March 2014) Willie Coffey*, Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Stewart Maxwell*
S4M-09442 International Children’s Book Day, 2 April 2014 (lodged on 21 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Christian Allard*, Colin Keir*, Stewart Maxwell*
S4M-09441 North Lanarkshire TUC International Workers’ Memorial Day 2014 - (lodged on 21 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*
S4M-09438 Congratulations to Colin Middler at Glencraft (lodged on 21 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Hugh Henry*
S4M-09437 Midlothian Council Awarded Survivor Grant (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*, Nigel Don*
S4M-09436 Tackling Domestic Abuse in Aberdeen (lodged on 20 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*
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S4M-09435 Aberlour Kirkcaldy Initiative to Help Young People Adjust to Adulthood (lodged on 20 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*
S4M-09432 Congratulations to Skene House and Jury’s Inn (lodged on 20 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*
S4M-09426 Congratulations to Glasgow Women’s Aid (lodged on 20 March 2014) Angus MacDonald*, Colin Keir*, Stewart Maxwell*
S4M-09425 Grant Success for Wigtownshire Women’s Aid (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09423 115th Fife Scout Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09422 Celebrating and Supporting Breastfeeding in Public (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09421 Clanranald Trust for Scotland Choreographs Battle Re-enactment (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09420 Film G Award Winners (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*, Stewart Maxwell*
S4M-09419 Congratulations to Westhill Men’s Shed (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09418 Animal Rights and Human Responsibilities (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09417 Working on Wheels (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09416 Amnesty International’s The Rights Referendum (lodged on 20 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09415 Freezing Duty on Whisky (lodged on 19 March 2014) Cameron Buchanan*, Margaret Mitchell*
S4M-09414 Founder Behind Methil-constructed Oyster 800 Wins Saltire Prize Medal (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09410 Alexander Dennis Secures Another Lucrative Contract (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09407 10th Anniversary of Glasgow Taxis Cup (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09406 St Mary’s Primary School Wins Public Speaking Competition (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
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S4M-09405 Opportunity for Local Television in Scotland (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09402 Green-fingered Angus Man Wins Top Award (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09401 Moray Firth and Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm Consented (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09400 Money for Life Challenge (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09399 Dutch Renewable Company Brings €26.5 million Investment Package to Energy Park Fife (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09398 Legal Firm Gives Boost to Local Charity (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09396 Allan Thomson Wins the 2014 Saltire Prize Medal (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09395 Labour’s Devolution Commission, a Missed Opportunity (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09394 Congratulations to Lachlan Rae, Scottish Young Horticulturalist of the Year (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09393 Best Wishes to Dumfries and Galloway’s Business Awards Finalists (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09392 Attack on Free Prescriptions (lodged on 19 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09388 Angus Woman Earns Business Accolade (lodged on 18 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09386 Our Island Home Design Competition (lodged on 18 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09385 Licketyleap (lodged on 18 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09384 The Stones in Our Shoes (lodged on 18 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09374 Scotland’s Economic Future in the Union Revealed (lodged on 17 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09372 Congratulations to the Scottish Communities League Cup Winners, Aberdeen FC (lodged on 17 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09368 Castlecraigs Court, Ardrossan (lodged on 17 March 2014) Colin Keir*
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S4M-09367 Kirkcaldy High School Presented with Major National Award (lodged on 17 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09366 Stirling to Host its Biggest Ever Weekend of Entertainment (lodged on 17 March 2014) Jayne Baxter*, Cara Hilton*, Claire Baker*, Margaret McCulloch*, Annabelle Ewing*
S4M-09364 High Standards at 6th MG Alba Film G Awards (lodged on 17 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09363 Success at Inaugural Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Awards (lodged on 17 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09361 Dr Alec F Gaines (lodged on 17 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09359 Congratulations to Methilhill Primary and Community School (lodged on 14 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09357 CareNA Website Wins Gold Award (lodged on 14 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09354 Albion Rovers Give Back (lodged on 14 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09353 World Plumbing Day (lodged on 14 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09352 Proposal for New Energy Park in Buckhaven (lodged on 14 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09346 Jordanhill Sixth Year Pupils Aid for COPE Scotland (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09345 Glasgow Anniesland Schools and Clubs Win at Glasgow Life Sports Awards (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09344 Opening of John Muir Way (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09343 Congratulations to The Brain Tumour Charity (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09342 Sainsbury’s Marchmont Opening (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09341 Alternative Great Scot Awards 2014 (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09340 Congratulations to Tayforth UOTC (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09339 Stonehaven Town Partnership Receives £206,000 (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
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S4M-09338 Alzheimer Scotland Office in Inverurie (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09337 2014 RBS Finals Day Comes to Broadwood Stadium (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09330 Congratulations to Fife Coast and Countryside Trust (lodged on 13 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09328 Five Ferries Challenge (lodged on 12 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09324 Volunteer Friendly VASLan (lodged on 12 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09318 Tribute to Trade Union Stalwart, Bob Crow (lodged on 12 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09316 Trans Justice Conference (lodged on 12 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09315 Increased Use of North East Fife’s Railways (lodged on 12 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09314 Purple Day, 26 March 2014 (lodged on 12 March 2014) Colin Keir*, Cameron Buchanan*, Paul Martin*, Jayne Baxter*
S4M-09311 Congratulations to Aberdeen’s Students (lodged on 12 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09310 Action on Hearing Loss and the Benefits of its Hear to Help Service (lodged on 11 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09307 Congratulations to North Argyll Carers Centre (lodged on 11 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09305 Bob Crow (lodged on 11 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09303 Congratulating Kilnford Barns, Best Farm Retail Newcomer (lodged on 11 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09302 UV Radiation Awareness to Prevent Melanoma and Non–Melanoma Skin Cancer (lodged on 11 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09295 We Can Stop It (lodged on 10 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09290.1 Open Secret Wins National Award (lodged on 18 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09289 Gorgie Memorial Hall at Heart of the Community (lodged on 10 March 2014) Colin Keir*
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S4M-09283 40 Years of the Glasgow Coma Scale (lodged on 10 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09278 Ofgem Energy Market Reforms (lodged on 10 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09269 Drumchapel Table Tennis Club’s Silver Anniversary (lodged on 07 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09268 Aberdeen Play Forum Wins National Playwork Award (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09267 Presidency of the Council of the European Union (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09265 Happy 1st Birthday to Food Train Glasgow (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09264 Tribute to Ailsa McKay (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09263 Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in Scotland (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09262 World Championship Ice Hockey Returns to the Dumfries Ice Bowl (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09260 Congratulations to Scottish Autism’s Production of The Tree and the Abbey (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09259 Congratulations to Camuscross & Duisdale Initiative (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09257 Kirkcaldy’s First Ever Community Radio Station (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09253 World Record Beater (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09252 Double Success for the Irvine Housing Association at the Sunday Times Awards (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09251 MS Week 2014, Treat Me Right (lodged on 06 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09249 Kelvin Valley Honey Parliament Beehives (lodged on 05 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09247 The Holy Family Primary School and Nursery Parent Council Wins Award (lodged on 05 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09245 East Dunbartonshire Voluntary Action Wins Award (lodged on 05 March 2014) Colin Keir*
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S4M-09244 Congratulating Ardross Farm Shop (lodged on 05 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09237 Nomination of John Miller for Britain’s Best Volunteer (lodged on 04 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09235 Enterprise Measures to Tackle Gender Inequality in Business (lodged on 04 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09233 Parliament Welcomes Reopening of Giffnock Library (lodged on 04 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09232 World TB Day 2014 (lodged on 04 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09230.1 Caithness Hosts Flow Country Research Conference (lodged on 05 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09229 Race 2 the Games (lodged on 04 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09228 Congratulating Muddy Boots and Ardross Farm Shop (lodged on 04 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09224 Congratulations to Buckhaven Primary School and Nursery Class (lodged on 04 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09221 St Patrick’s Day Festival, Coatbridge (lodged on 03 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09219 Regulation of Bus Lanes on Christmas Day (lodged on 04 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09217 Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat-led Council has Flutter on the Bookies (lodged on 03 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09216 New Malcolm Allan Factory Officially Opens after a £4 Million Investment (lodged on 03 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09211 Ricky Burns, Still Coatbridge’s Champion (lodged on 03 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09206 Congratulating Bernard Gallacher on his Lifetime Achievement Award (lodged on 03 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09205 Forth Valley College Lecturer Wins Top UK Award (lodged on 03 March 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09201 Arbroath’s Citizen of the Year (lodged on 28 February 2014) Colin Keir*
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S4M-09167 Uganda’s Anti-homosexuality Law (lodged on 26 February 2014) Colin Keir*
S4M-09086 Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People (lodged on 20 February 2014) Gavin Brown*
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Business Bulletin: Friday 28 March 2014 Section H – New Documents Subordinate Legislation
Negative instruments
The following instrument was laid before the Parliament on 27 March 2014 and is subject to the negative procedure—
Electronic Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/83) laid under sections 9B(6) and 9C(3) of the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995
Other Documents
The following document was laid before the Parliament on 27 March 2014 and is not subject to Parliamentary procedure—
Police Scotland Annual Police Plan 2014/15 (PSOS/2014/01) laid under Section 35(4)(b) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012
Committee Reports
For further information on accessing committee reports, please contact the relevant clerk or webpage (see end of Bulletin for contact details or access general committee webpage)
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Business Bulletin: Friday 28 March 2014 Section J – Progress of Legislation
For further information on the progress of Bills and subordinate legislation, contact either the relevant clerk or webpage (see end of Bulletin for details).
Bills in Progress A list of all Bills in progress can be accessed via the Scottish Parliament website at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/576.aspx
For each Bill, the date of the next (or most recent) event in the Bill’s passage is given. Other relevant information, e.g. about lodging amendments, is given in italics.
As soon as a Public Bill (i.e. a Government, Committee or Member’s Bill) has completed Stage 1, amendments for consideration at Stage 2 may be lodged; and as soon as Stage 2 is completed, amendments for Stage 3 consideration may be lodged. The last lodging day for amendments at Stage 2 is three sitting days before the meeting at which those amendments will be considered (e.g. Thursday for a meeting on Tuesday); at Stage 3 it is four days before. Amendments may be lodged until 4.30 pm on any sitting day, except on the last lodging day for Stage 2, when the deadline is 12 noon.
A Hybrid Bill is subject to the same rules except in the case of Stage 2 where amendments for consideration may be lodged no earlier than the completion of any consideration of evidence at Stage 2.
Amendments to Private Bills are subject to different deadlines. These are set out in Rule 9A.12 of Standing Orders.
Members are advised to lodge amendments in good time before the beginning of a Stage and as early as possible during the day.
(G) = Government Bill; (M) = Member’s Bill; (C) = Committee Bill; (P) = Private Bill; (H) = Hybrid Bill.
Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (lead committee (Health and Sport)) 11 March
Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Bill (G) Passed 20 March
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Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill (G) Royal Assent 27 March
City of Edinburgh Council (Leith Links and Surplus Fire Fund) Bill (P) Royal Assent 27 March
City of Edinburgh Council (Portobello Park) Bill (P) Consideration Stage (lead committee (City of Edinburgh Council (Portobello Park) Bill)) 26 March
Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Justice) 1 April Stage 1 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee) 1 April
Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 completed 27 February Stage 2 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected]
Criminal Verdicts (Scotland) Bill (M) Introduced 27 November Lead committee – Justice
Defective and Dangerous Buildings (Recovery of Expenses) (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee) 18 March
Disabled Persons’ Parking Badges (Scotland) Bill (M) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Local Government and Regeneration) 26 March
Food (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee) 1 April
Historic Environment Scotland Bill (G) Stage 1 (lead committee (Education and Culture)) 1 April
Housing (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 1 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee) 1 April
Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill (G) Stage 2 completed 19 March Stage 3 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ([email protected]
Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill (G) Passed 25 February
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Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Bill (G) Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Finance)) 26 March
Tribunals (Scotland) Bill (G) Passed 11 March
Subordinate legislation in progress (date of laying) (Lead Committee)
Affirmative Instruments
Lead committee to report by 29 April 2014
Young People’s Involvement in Education and Training (Provision of Information) (Scotland) Order 2014 [draft] (5 March 2014) (Education and Culture)
Lead committee to report by 11 May 2014
Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2014 [draft] (17 March 2014) (Health and Sport)
Lead committee to report by 20 May 2014
Valuation and Rating (Exempted Classes) (Scotland) Order 2014 [draft] (26 March 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)
Negative Instruments
Members should note that the deadline for the lead committee to report by is an administrative deadline. Lead committees normally report on negative instruments only after considering a motion recommending annulment of the instrument. Where Members have queries in relation to this deadline, they should contact the clerks to the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee.
Subject to annulment by 31 March 2014 Lead committee to report by 31 March 2014
Home Energy Assistance Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/40) (20 February 2014) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)
Subject to annulment by 1 April 2014 Lead committee to report by 31 March 2014
Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/41 (C.4)) (21 February 2014) (Economy, Energy and Tourism)
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HIV Testing Kits and Services Revocation (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/42) (21 February 2014) (Health and Sport)
Subject to annulment by 4 April 2014 Lead committee to report by 31 March 2014
National Health Service (Superannuation Scheme) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/43) (24 February 2014) (Health and Sport)
Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/44) (24 February 2014) (Education and Culture)
Subject to annulment by 23 April 2014 Lead committee to report by 21 April 2014
Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/50) (27 February 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)
Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/51) (27 February 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)
Subject to annulment by 24 April 2014 Lead committee to report by 21 April 2014
Coatbridge College (Transfer and Closure) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/52) (28 February 2014) (Education and Culture)
Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation Order and Trees in Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/53) (28 February 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)
High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (Supplementary Provision) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/55) (28 February 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)
Road Works (Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/56) (28 February 2014) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)
Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/57) (28 February 2014) (Health and Sport)
Scottish Road Works Register (Prescribed Fees) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/58) (28 February 2014) (Infrastructure and Capital Investment)
Subject to annulment by 27 April 2014 Lead committee to report by 21 April 2014
Firemen’s Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/59) (3 March 2014) (Justice)
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Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (SSI 2014/60) (3 March 2014) (Justice)
National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/61) (3 March 2014) (Health and Sport)
Police Pensions (Contributions) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/62) (3 March 2014) (Justice)
Brucellosis (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (SSI 2014/63) (3 March 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)
Non-Domestic Rating (Valuation of Utilities) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2014 (SSI 2014/64) (3 March 2014) (Local Government and Regeneration)
Carers (Waiving of Charges for Support) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/65) (3 March 2014) (Health and Sport)
Community Care (Joint Working etc.) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/66) (3 March 2014) (Health and Sport)
Police Service of Scotland (Performance) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/67) (3 March 2014) (Justice)
Police Service of Scotland (Conduct) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/68) (3 March 2014) (Justice)
Subject to annulment by 29 April 2014 Lead committee to report by 28 April 2014
Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/69) (5 March 2014) (Education and Culture)
Subject to annulment by 1 May 2014 Lead committee to report by 28 April 2014
National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/70) (7 March 2014) (Health and Sport)
Subject to annulment by 4 May 2014 Lead committee to report by 28 April 2014
CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Amendment) Order 2014 (SI 2014/502) (10 March 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)
Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2013 Order of Council 2014 (SI 2014/532) (10 March 2014) (Health and Sport)
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Subject to annulment by 8 May 2014 Lead committee to report by 5 May 2014
Brucellosis (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/72) (14 March 2014) (Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment)
National Health Service (Physiotherapist, Podiatrist or Chiropodist Independent Prescribers) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/73) (14 March 2014) (Health and Sport)
Subject to annulment by 18 May 2014 Lead committee to report by 12 May 2014
Assigned Colleges (Scotland) Order 2014 (SSI 2014/80) (24 March 2014) (Education and Culture)
Subject to annulment by 21 May 2014 Lead committee to report by 19 May 2014
Electronic Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SSI 2014/83) (27 March 2014) (Economy, Energy and Tourism)
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